Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.78
The Lord Is Obliged to His Devotees
“Among His associates, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu enjoyed paternal loving affection from Paramānanda Purī, friendly affection with Rāmānanda Rāya, unalloyed service from Govinda and others, and humors of conjugal love with Gadādhara, Jagadānanda and Svarūpa Dāmodara. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu enjoyed all these four mellows, and thus He remained obliged to His devotees.”
What the purport teaches
- Paramānanda Purī’s affection for Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was on the platform of paternal love. He was the Godbrother of Mahāprabhu’s spiritual master.
- Rāmānanda Rāya enjoyed unalloyed fraternal love with the Lord. Govinda and others offered unalloyed personal service.
- With Gadādhara Paṇḍita, Jagadānanda and Svarūpa Dāmodara, Mahāprabhu enjoyed Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’s ecstatic conditions in Her conjugal relationship with Kṛṣṇa. Absorbed in these four transcendental mellows, He felt very much obliged to His devotees.
Try this today
Write down the four kinds of loving relationship described here and the associates connected with each.
Ask yourself
What touches you about the Lord feeling obliged to His devotees?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.